Smart Devices

Smart Devices, Social Media To Drive New Culture Of Online: Ovum

New analytics solutions, multichannel metrics and better collaboration tools will be crucial in 2013, as enterprises have to pre-empt the needs from the always-connected customer.

821 Mn Smart Devices Will Be Purchased In 2012: Gartner

Gartner estimates that in 2012 purchases of tablets by businesses will reach 13 million units and will more than triple by 2016, to reach 53 million units.

BYOD: Risks And Remedies

The demand to use smart devices in and for the enterprise is rapidly rising. However, IT leaders are still hesitant to cave in with the high risks posed by BYOD phenomenon.

Nearly A Billion Smart Connected Devices Shipped In 2011

Shipments expected to double by 2016, according to IDC.

Smart Devices Outsmarting CIOs: Time To Turn The Tables

While gradually letting go of their hesitations, forward looking enterprises are now learning to live with the new set of security loopholes of smart mobile devices

SAP's BYOD Story: Deploying 5k iPhones, 10k iPads

Oliver Bussmann, CIO, SAP AG shares his massive BYOD initiative at SAP AG and also on how the devices are managed end to end.

Intel Ships New Atom Processors To PC Makers

The third-generation Atom processor-based platform introduces several new features for low-power designs such as netbooks, retail and healthcare IT devices.

Symptoms of agitation in dementia patients can be reduced using tablets

The study, published in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, builds upon previous studies demonstrating that art, music, and other similar therapies can effectively reduce symptoms of dementia without medication. By using tablet devices to employ these therapies, however, patients and providers also benefit from a computer's inherent flexibility, the study noted.

Cyber attacks push manufacturers to make IOT-powered connected devices safer

Recent cyber attacks harnessing everyday devices such as cameras, video recorders, printers, routers and speakers are a wake-up call to the hidden dangers of the Internet of Things.

According to a study, exercise undervalued by up to 40 percent by fitness bands

Fitness freaks, take note! Popular wrist-worn tracking bands may underestimate exercise levels by up to 40 percent, a new study has found.